Students rally against proposed budget cuts

University of Texas student Maria Villasenor protests proposed budget cuts in the College of Liberal Arts at the West Mall on Wednesday Dec. 1, 2010. About 150 students participated in a two and a half hour rally and walk out. Photos by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

Roger Reeves, a graduate student in the English department, voices his opinion about University of Texas President Bill Powers.

After marching through the south part of campus, students took over the lobby of the Main Building and yelled chants for several minutes before trying unsuccessfully to get to the fourth-floor office of President Bill Powers.

Latin American Studies student Elizabeth O'Brien holds up her 21-month-old daughter, Graciela O'Brien, Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts Richard Flores, at Gebauer Hall. Flores said he didn't oppose the proposed budget cuts, and O'Brien told him to tell that to her daughter's face.

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